High tech farming rises with satellites and chips
MFA Aer Services in Chaffee uses advanced tech in farming as satellites, computers, and chips become vital. The piece notes farms adopting high tech methods and signals broader adoption across agriculture. Also referenced is a baseball note where St. Louis Cardinals shut out Kansas City Royals 3-0 in an unrelated update.
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Ken Schlitt
MFA Aer Services
Chaffee
St. Louis
Kansas City
Royals
Linda Tripp Testimony Echoes in Lewinsky Grand Jury
Joe Murtha attorney for Linda Tripp asserts truth of the saying about an honest person's pillow as Tripp testifies before the Monica Lewinsky grand jury. The remark frames Tripp's comfort amid the high profile proceedings and media attention.
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Linda Tripp
Joe Murtha
Monica Lewinsky
Florida fires force evacuations across coastal region
Florida wildfires push residents from Ormond Beach to Daytona Beach with 30 000 evacuees in Volusia and 10 000 in Brevard as 125 miles of I 95 close, fireworks displays canceled and the Pepsi 400 postponed to October. Gov Chiles appeals for FEMA aid as fires exceed 425 square miles since Memorial Day, with 41 states sending assistance.
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Cedar Highlands
Daytona Beach
Fla
Florida
Ormond Beach
Daytona International Speedway
Volusia County
Brevard
Titusville
Bill Faust
Old Bridge
N.J
Jersey
Daytona Speedway
Lawton Chiles
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Arson attacks hit Catholic churches in Belfast, Blair reacts
AP reports arsonists burned ten Catholic churches in Northern Ireland, gutting three, prompting Tony Blair to rush to Belfast to support the peace agreement. Blair vows the past won’t derail the accord as protests loom in Portadown over Orangemen marches. Police link violence to a loyalist group amid tensions over Garvaghy Road parades.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Tony Blair
St. James
Blair
New Cross Community Assembly
David Trimble
Seamus Mallon
Portadown
Drumcree
Garvaghy Road
Volunteer Force
Orangemen
City budget holds line on taxes with more police and crews
Lawrence proposes a 1999 budget of 79.3 million with a 7 percent spending rise. The plan funds an extra traffic officer, a three-person trash crew, and access to Eagle Bend Golf Course, while maintaining current water, sewer, drainage and planning services. City officials will review the proposal in a study session as more details and public review proceed.
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Mike Wildgen
Lawrence
Eagle Bend
Wildgen
City Hall
Sixth
Massachusetts
Lawrence Public Library
CNN retracts Tailwind report apology over nerve gas claims
CNN apologizes for a faulty NewsStand story with Time alleging U S commandos used sarin nerve gas to kill defectors. Lead reporter reprimanded, two producers fired, senior producer resigned, and CNN hires Floyd Abrams to probe the accuracy of the 1970 Laotian operation. Time and Pentagon probes found no support for the charges.
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CNN
U.S
Peter Arnett
Tom Johnson
CNN News Group
Johnson
Time Magazine
Time
Pentagon
Floyd Abrams
Abrams
CNN executive pledge to tighten newsroom checks after error
CNN News Group president Tom Johnson said the faults lay with editors producers reporters and executives responsible for the report and its program and they will strengthen internal procedures to prevent future mistakes.
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CNN
Tom Johnson
CNN News Group
Prehistoric footwear dates span 7500 years from Missouri cave
Archaeologists report 18 ancient American shoes from Arnold Research Cave in Missouri show varied styles from pointed to rounded toes with decorative flourishes and wear signs. Carbon dating now places seven shoes within dates up to 6100 B.C. Researchers highlight increasing complexity over time.
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Milan
Journal
Science
Arnold Research
Missouri River
Cen
Tral Missouri
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